Preamble:

Humans and all our relations are living through a time of great change, in large part due to our own activity. We are witnessing extreme and accelerated global climate change, ripping-tipping points in earth’s planetary water-soil systems, extinction-grade biodiversity loss, and epic air-water-soil-ocean pollution. Geo-political jockeying for power, wealth, and influence continues to erode right relations within our human family, severely stress the rest of the phylogenetic tree of life, uproot our connection to Earth, and desecrate our “unique in the Universe” living planet, Gaia.

It’s getting dark– very dark; and our Mother is calling us home. It is time to come Home (Eikos). We were not born for conflict or war, but peace and prosperity. We are meant to live in community, not continuous chaos and isolating competition. We were not DNA-designed for destruction or naturally selected for suffering or selfish, solitary confinement in billion-dollar castles. We were born for solidarity and purpose beyond personal gain. Given the incredibly short geological time we are here walking upon and migrating across this earthly terrain—that’s the real global game.

We are Homo sapiens (smart humans) after all- gifted with creativity, consciousness, and courage to rise above our animal appetites and act as good gardeners in nature’s sanctuary. We were born to respect, regenerate, and reinforce the rich biodiversity on Earth. We are heirs to life’s 3.8 billion-year evolutionary legacy since birth. May we remember and reclaim our natural intelligence- our connection to and care for Mother Nature, one another, all our relations, and One Earth.

Natural Intelligence Manifesto

1. I choose to regularly digitally detox from all electronics and artificial intelligence to re-connect to Nature, to re-discover my own naturally intelligent meaning and purpose, and to re-member the 3.8 billion-year living legacy into which I belong. 
2. I choose to be my authentic me–the arrow that flies straight and true; the shield that respects and protects nature and all life in the biosphere and beyond.

1. I choose to embrace the values of Natural Intelligence inherent within many wisdom traditions, worldwide: integrity, authenticity, respect for diversity, regeneration, loyalty, reciprocity, compassion, and love- for all our relations.